The definite and indefinite articles change according to the case:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|
! Nominative
! Accusative
! Dative
! Genitive
|-
! Masculine
| '''Der''' Hund
| '''Den''' Hund
| '''Dem''' Hund
| '''Des''' Hund'''es'''*
|-
! Feminine
| '''Die''' Ente
| '''Die''' Ente
| '''Der''' Ente
| '''Der''' Ente
|-
! Neutral
| '''Das''' Schwein
| '''Das''' Schwein
| '''Dem''' Schwein
| '''Des''' Schwein'''s'''*
|}
==References==